School Dining General Manager: Travel-Ready Leader

Aviands Food & Services Management; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

UNUM Disability

Discount Program

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

401k

Sick Time

Holiday Pay

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Elior School Dining in IL/WI seeks a motivated General Manager to lead a team across multiple school accounts, ensuring top-notch dining services for students, faculty and staff.

This role involves overseeing operations, hiring and training staff, maintaining safety standards, budgeting, and coordinating with district management. Frequent travel between accounts with overnight stays is required.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience coordinating food service operations within multiple units.
• Experience with industrial cooking.
• Excellent communication skills and experience communicating with both hourly staff and company executives.
• The ability to manage in a diverse environment with a strong focus on client and customer services and satisfaction.
• Experience with and knowledge of all Microsoft Office suite applications.

Responsibilities

• Managing all functions of the food service department and its resources.
• Lead a team of associates, including hiring and training new employees.
• Ensuring that staff meet all culinary, safety, and sanitation standards and regulations.
• Budgeting for the department, including directly purchasing ingredients and ensuring the account meets all targets and forecasts.
• Conferring with the district manager or other departments regarding the technical and administrative aspects of dining service.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Customer service

Team leadership

Multi-site leadership

Job description

Elior School Dining in IL/WI seeks a motivated General Manager to lead a team across multiple school accounts, ensuring top-notch dining services for students, faculty and staff.

This role involves overseeing operations, hiring and training staff, maintaining safety standards, budgeting, and coordinating with district management. Frequent travel between accounts with overnight stays is required.